Q: My in-laws bought us a bottle of apple pie-flavored moonshine. We are attending a pumpkin carving party this weekend and I’d like to bring a drink to share that includes the moonshine.
Any recipe ideas or suggestions?
The book: Shrubs by Michael Dietsch
The angle: Everything you need to know about making old-fashioned shrubs and using them in modern sodas and cocktails.
Recipes for right now: Country Gentleman’s Brandy Shrub, Cinnamon-Apple Shrub, Pear Ginger Shrub, Pomegranate Shrub, Dr. Mike’s Celery Tonic, Lemon-Lime Rickey, Campari Soda, Shrubbed-Up Cosmo, Shrugroni
Who would enjoy this book? Foodie mad scientists and cocktail-lovers.
From Apartment Therapy → Before & After: A Functional Update for a Cramped Kitchen
This inspiring renovation turned an oddly-shaped kitchen into a bright and extremely functional space!
Like many cities before them San Francisco and their neighbor across the bay, Berkley, will be voting next week on whether or not a soda tax should be put into place.
Berkley is proposing a one cent per ounce tax while San Francisco is planning a tw0 cent per ounce tax.
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Have any spooky plans tonight? Or maybe later this weekend? If so, you’re going to need some treats. Let’s start with homemade candy corn, a candy-topped cupcake, and pumpkin-shaped cookies. After you’ve had all the sweets you can stuff your face with, go for the orzo with butternut squash, spinach and blue cheese, or the simple lamb stew.
After the bounty of summer berries and stone fruits, it may seem that fall and winter are relegated to only apples, pears, and citrus, but don’t forget pomegranates! The hidden little sweet-tart jewels inside pomegranates can brighten up any rainy or wintry day.
We were incredibly lucky to have the lovely Kelsey Nixon as our headlining guest for October’s Maker Talk. With a long list of accomplishments behind her— full-time mom, cookbook author, Food Network, Cooking Channel, and uLive star — Kelsey still maintains a humble demeanor and girl-next-door charm.
Check out Kelsey’s tips for amping up your kitchen skills in the video above, including the 10 tools you need to have. Also included: a hilarious throwback clip from when she got her start. It’s worth a watch!
This is a dish that’s meant to be easy and stress-free. After all, you deserve a break. I like to prepare it during the day while I’m working at home, but if you don’t work from home, you can pull it together on a weekend day or even after you make dinner one weeknight. It will be ready for the next night’s meal and all the better for its time in the fridge.
I am not a crafty person. I can’t sew, I don’t scrapbook, and the scope of most Pinterest-inspired projects is so far beyond my skills they may as well be on the moon. But even I can make candles out of little pumpkins, and given how cute and seasonal these are for the Halloween and Thanksgiving table, I wanted to show you how too. If I can do this, anyone can.
These snacks are vegan, require no baking, and come together quickly in the food processor — but best of all, they taste like carrot cake! They’re also made from whole ingredients (with just a teeny tiny drizzle of sugary icing on top), so even though they taste like a dessert, they have enough fiber, protein and fat to keep you ticking right thorough the afternoon doldrums.
